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Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah’s control
Israel has intensified its attacks on Lebanon this week, hitting areas outside of Hezbollah’s control on Tuesday. Strikes without warning hit a vehicle north of Beirut and the Jnah neighbourhood in the heart of the capital. Attacks also continued in the city’s southern suburbs and the country’s south, both where Hezbollah has a strong presence.…
Read MoreAmerican commandos join Ecuadorian troops in mission targeting alleged narco-terrorists
American commandos in recent days joined Ecuadorian troops in a joint mission aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal hub operated by an alleged narco-terrorist organization along the country’s coast. The operation, dubbed Lanza Marina, focused on a compound believed to serve as a staging ground for high-speed boats linked to Los Choneros, a powerful Ecuadorian…
Read MoreIran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech
Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war. Trump, who is scheduled to address the nation later in the day, said he could walk…
Read MoreUS strikes a city home to an Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off Dubai coast
U.S. strikes hit a city Tuesday that is home to one of Iran’s main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks were testament to the intensity of the war more than a month after the U.S. and Israel…
Read MorePakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’
Pakistan announced Sunday that it would soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it was unclear whether discussions on the monthlong war would be direct or indirect. “Pakistan is very happy that both Iran and the U.S. have expressed their confidence in Pakistan…
Read MoreIRGC warning fuels fears of Iran war escalating further despite ‘ongoing’ talks
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) urged civilians across the Middle East on Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, ramping up its threats despite President Donald Trump’s claim that talks to end the month-long war were “going well”. The IRGC’s warning came after Trump again extended a deadline for Tehran to open the Strait…
Read MoreNicolás Maduro back in New York federal court in ‘narco-terrorism’ case
The deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is again scheduled to appear in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday for his “narco-terrorism” case after his capture by US military forces earlier this year. US special forces captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on 3 January in a controversial pre-dawn raid during an assault on Caracas…
Read MoreIRGC navy chief Alireza Tangsiri killed in ‘precise and lethal operation,’ Israel says
Israel said on Thursday that it had killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed in a “precise and lethal operation” along with other senior naval commanders in an overnight strike. “The man who was directly responsible for the…
Read MoreFBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean officials to fight the trafficking of drugs and weapons, along with money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the embassy said in a social…
Read MoreRussia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed six people and injured at least 46, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defenses in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive. Russia fired almost 400 long-range drones at Ukraine…
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